Eva Mendes joins “The Place Beyond the Pines”

Thanks for the tip, EZ. Guys, does this make the upcoming Schenectady shoot for the Ryan Gosling/Bradley Cooper more interesting for you? Maybe this will help.

She’s set to play Gosling’s love interest.

And no slight to rising star Greta Gerwig (“Greenberg”). She’s in talks to sign on as Cooper’s wife.

Who knows how many more people will be descending on the Capital Region or what the next casting announcement will bring? Director Derek Cianfrance was quoted in Playlist blog as saying: “It’s kind of an epic movie. It takes place over a couple of generations and it’s kind of a crime story, kind of a mystery. I’ve had people tell me they feel like its The Deer Hunter meets The Godfather.”